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Aquatic Race Stuff

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AQUATIC HARNESS TYPE PRICE WEIGHT Medium 10 GP 2 lbs. Large 20 GP 3 lbs. This waxed leather harness is designed to withstand submersion and is adjustable to fit dolphins, giant eels, giant seahorsesB4, and other aquatic mounts. Undersea races without access to leather often use harnesses woven from special kelp, which has the same price.

ARTIFICIAL GILLS PRICE 50 GP WEIGHT 15 lbs. Flexible tubes connect a hand pump and a breathing mask to this reinforced leather backpack. When the hand pump is pressed, the artificial gills draw in oxygen from the surrounding water and feed it through the mask, allowing the wearer to breathe underwater for extended periods of time. The hand pump must be regularly depressed, requiring you to have a free hand and use a move action each round. If you do not squeeze the hand pump in a round, you must hold your breath or begin to suffocate. Artificial gills eventually become clogged with particulates and must be disassembled and cleaned after 1 hour of being submerged, although this time can be dramatically shortened by murky or polluted water. Artificial gills provide no protection against temperature dangers or pressure damage in the open seas. If artificial gills are submerged more than 100 feet below the surface, they take 1d6 points of damage per round until they are either brought into shallower water or they rupture from the pressure. Artificial gills have a hardness of 0, 10 hit points, and a break DC of 30.

BLOOD NEUTRALIZER PRICE 25 GP WEIGHT 1 lb. When you release this vial of alchemical particles into the water as a standard action, the particles immediately neutralize the scent of exposed blood within 20 feet, rendering the blood undetectable by scent (to a hunting shark, for example). Blood neutralizer has no effect on any blood that enters the area after the particles have been used. Blood neutralizer can be crafted with a successful DC 25 Craft (alchemy) skill check.

CLICK-CLAW PRICE 2 GP WEIGHT — This small metallic device resembles a crab’s claw. When the item is pinched and released, friction on the claw’s inner surface creates a loud clicking noise that carries up to a half mile underwater. The intensity of the sound decreases as the click passes through water, providing a listener familiar with the sound a general sense of the distance and direction of the noise’s origin (Perception DC 0, +1 per 100 feet between the click-claw and the listener). Click-claws are particularly useful for keeping a group together in murky water, and many undersea animal handlers train their animals to respond to the noise.

INK, BIOLUMINESCENT PRICE 32 GP WEIGHT — Extracted from bioluminescent jellyfish, plankton, and other marine organisms that glow in the ocean’s depths, this ink is refined in a process that makes the ink stable and long lasting. This colorful ink glows gently like a candle, so it is easier to discern any writing at a distance, especially in the dark. The ink’s glow lasts for about 1 year, after which time the writing remains colorful but no longer glows. Bioluminescent ink is typically stored in a waterproof bladder.

LAND LIMBS PRICE 10 GP WEIGHT 4 lbs. These two sturdy walking staves are topped with padded cradles that fit under the arm. Aquatic creatures with slow land speeds, such as merfolk or tritons, use land limbs to improve their locomotion while out of the water. Using land limbs increases your base land speed by 15 feet (to a maximum of 20 feet) and requires two free hands. You can remain stationary and balance your weight on land limbs to use your hands normally (such as to draw and hurl a javelin or to open a door), but you cannot move with the land limbs again without freeing your hands. If your race provides immunity to trip attacks, you lose this immunity while moving with or balancing on land limbs.

LIFTING BAG PRICE 3 GP WEIGHT 42 lbs. This air-filled leather or organ bladder ends in a trailing rope weighed down with a 40-pound stone or piece of metal. The weight is just heavy enough to counteract the bladder’s buoyancy and cause it to sink. When the rope is cut free from the weight and tied to an object weighing less than 40 pounds, the lifting bag rises to the surface with its cargo (the lighter the cargo, the faster the ascent). Lifting bags collapse under too much pressure and are destroyed if brought to a depth greater than 200 feet.

MARINE ROPE TYPE PRICE WEIGHT Treated hemp 10 GP 12 lbs. Woven kelp 20 GP 5 lbs. Rope used by surface dwellers breaks down when submerged for long periods, so undersea dwellers make use of rope designed to withstand their environment. Treated hemp rope is usually created by surfacers in the same manner as hemp rope, but it is infused with beeswax or linseed oil to preserve its integrity underwater. This rope is therefore only commonly used by underwater races that trade with land dwellers on a regular basis. Woven kelp rope is crafted from specially grown seaweed by undersea communities and is much more common in insular or deepwater communities. Both types of marine rope are sold in 50-foot lengths. Treated hemp has 2 hit points and can be broken with a DC 23 Strength check. Woven kelp has 3 hit points and can be broken with a DC 24 Strength check.

PAPER, UNDERWATER (SHEET) PRICE 6 SP WEIGHT — Not all underwater creatures use sight as their primary means of reading text, so underwater paper is significantly thicker than surface paper, allowing the writer to carve the letters into the sheet. This lets creatures with blindsight see the textured writing from afar as well as allowing others to read it by touch, or sometimes from a short distance if they have unusually precise tremorsense. For underwater societies where vision is more prominent, the writer can fill the carved grooves with colorful ink (and potentially bioluminescent ink) and then adhere a transparent waterproof sheet on top to prevent the ink from washing away. This transparent sheet costs an additional 4 sp.

PEN, UNDERWATER PRICE 6 SP WEIGHT — Underwater pens fill the grooves carved into underwater paper with ink; as such, they work somewhat like a syringe, drawing ink from a waterproof bladder and then gently releasing it into the grooves as the writer traces them with the pen. These pens function equally well at depositing ink into tablets, underwater paper, walls, or anything with carved writing.

SEAHORSE, GIANT TYPE PRICE WEIGHT Giant 350 GP 1,100 lbs. Giant, combat trained 500 GP 1,200 lbs. Giant seahorses (Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 4 234) are commonly used as mounts and beasts of burden by undersea races such as aquatic elves and tritons. Although they are often dismissed as too skittish to be ridden into a fight, seahorses are clever and, with diligent training, make loyal war steeds. Tritons in particular pride themselves on breeding and training seahorses to fight in battle or to serve as guard animals.

SPONGE SUIT PRICE 30 GP WEIGHT 2 lbs. (or 10 lbs.) Outwardly, this suit of clothing appears to be an ordinary traveler’s outfit, albeit cut from thicker-thannormal cloth. The suit’s inner lining is made of dozens of thin, flexible sponges. When soaked with water, these sponges can be worn against the skin to maintain the wearer’s moisture while traveling out of the water. It takes 10 minutes to fully saturate the suit, which increases its weight from 2 pounds to 10 pounds. When worn, a sponge suit doubles the amount of time a water-dependent creature can spend on dry land before it begins to take damage or suffer other negative effects. When the sponges dry, wearers must submerge themselves in water or resaturate the suit, or else they suffer the consequences of being on dry land.

TEA, KELP PRICE 3 SP WEIGHT — Kelp tea is a favorite relaxing drink under the sea, brewed from various rare species of kelp to create over a dozen distinctive flavors. The listed price pays for enough tea to fill a small waterproof bladder such as a sureseal bladder (Pathfinder Campaign Setting: Aquatic Adventures 56) and doesn’t include the price of the bladder.

UNDERWATER COMPASS PRICE 20 GP WEIGHT 1/2 lb. This otherwise ordinary compass is sealed inside a glass case amid a quantity of clear oil. The oil keeps the glass from cracking at high pressures, allowing the compass to function at any depth up to 1,000 feet. An underwater compass grants you a +2 circumstance bonus on Survival checks to avoid becoming lost and also indicates your depth below the surface to the nearest increment of 20 feet. Underwater compasses are not particularly durable and cannot be roughly handled. An underwater compass has a hardness of 1, 2 hit points, and a break DC of 15.

WALL HOOK PRICE 2 SP WEIGHT 1/2 lb. While surface dwellers sometimes use all manner of wall hooks to hang items for decoration or convenience, wall hooks are essential underwater to prevent loose objects from simply drifting away with the currents and tides. These hooks are found throughout underwater settlements and buildings to help the aquatic inhabitants keep track of their belongings.

Magic Items

CLOAK OF ETERNAL MIST PRICE 3,600 GP SLOT shoulders CL 3rd WEIGHT 1 lb. AURA faint conjuration Cool, damp mist constantly emanates from beneath this billowing, floorlength cloak. The cloak’s wearer gains a +4 bonus on Stealth checks in fog or mist. Furthermore, the cloak’s wearer is treated as being submerged in water for purposes of racial water dependency. If the cloak’s wearer does not move in a given round (and is not otherwise moved, such as when the wearer is on a moving ship or wagon or subject to a successful bull rush combat maneuver), she gains concealment at the end of her turn. The concealment lasts until the wearer moves from her position. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS COST 1,800 GP Craft Wondrous Item, create water, obscuring mist

CRYSTAL HELM PRICE 24,000 GP SLOT head CL 5th WEIGHT 3 lbs. AURA faint transmutation This clear, spherical helm resembles a giant bowl the wearer inverts over his head. Donning or removing the crystal helm requires a standard action, as an invisible magical film stretches across the opening of the bowl. If a creature dons a crystal helm on land, it immediately fills with salt water. If a creature dons a crystal helm underwater, it immediately fills with air. So long as the bearer can breathe water or air, respectively, the crystal helm allows the wearer to breathe normally. The contents of a crystal helm constantly replenish and do not leak out of the bowl. A creature that dons the crystal helm without knowing its power may be in for a shock. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS COST 12,000 GP Craft Wondrous Item, air breathingMC, water breathing

FAMILIAR BUBBLE PRICE 2,500 GP SLOT none CL 3rd WEIGHT 1 lb. AURA faint conjuration A familiar bubble looks like nothing more than a pair of reinforced leather straps designed to fit over the shoulders— until it is worn. Once the straps are donned, a bubble of force forms on the wearer’s back, large enough to hold a Tiny or smaller creature and 1 pound of items (usually food for the creature). The bubble is transparent and continuously generates fresh, breathable air within. While the bubble keeps air in and water out, it is permeable to other objects. Spells and weapons can target the creature in the familiar bubble normally. As a standard action, the familiar bubble’s user can designate a specific creature within 30 feet that can pass freely in and out of the bubble. All other living creatures find the bubble impenetrable. This selection remains until the wearer chooses a different creature or removes the familiar bubble (which causes the bubble to disappear). Normally, the user selects a creature in order to get it into the bubble and then selects himself so he can retrieve the creature, if needed. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS COST 1,250 GP Craft Wondrous Item, air bubbleUC

SHIMMERING KILT PRICE 25,200 GP SLOT body CL 10th WEIGHT 2 lbs. AURA moderate illusion and transmutation This iridescent kilt seems stitched together from thousands of tiny scales. When an aquatic creature with a tail dons the shimmering kilt, her tail transforms into legs and feet, allowing her to walk on land. The wearer loses her swim speed but gains a base land speed of 30 feet (or 20 feet if the wearer is Small or smaller). This transformation lasts until the shimmering kilt is removed. As a standard action, the wearer can cause the shimmering kilt to take on the appearance of any suitable garb that covers the legs, such as trousers or a long skirt. The shimmering kilt retains all its properties, including its weight, when so disguised. Only true seeing or similar magic reveals the true nature of the shimmering kilt when it is disguised. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS COST 12,600 GP Craft Wondrous Item, disguise self, fins to feetARG

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Spells

ARID REFUGE School conjuration (creation); Level bard 5, sorcerer/wizard 5, witch 5 Casting Time 10 minutes Components V, S, M (a chip of stone wrapped in cloth) Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) Effect 20-ft.-square structure Duration 2 hours/level (D) Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no You conjure a small stone building on any relatively flat nonliving surface at least 20 feet square that can support its weight (such as the ocean floor or an underwater ridge). The outline of a door is marked on one wall of your choice or on the roof. You and anyone you designate as the spell is cast can pass through the door, which is actually an opaque membrane of force that keeps the surrounding atmosphere from entering the structure. Creatures you have not designated can force their way through the door with a successful DC 28 Strength check. The shelter is as strong as a normal stone building, resists flames and fire as if it were stone, and is impervious to normal missiles (but not the sort cast by siege engines or giants). The shelter contains eight bunks, a trestle table, eight stools, and a writing desk. These furnishings disappear if removed from the shelter. The shelter contains fresh, breathable air that replenishes within the shelter but does not pass through the membrane of force. The shelter’s interior maintains a temperature of 70° F regardless of the temperature outside the shelter. This spell can be cast only underwater.

INSTANT CLOT School conjuration (healing); Level alchemist 1, bard 1, cleric 1, druid 1, inquisitor 1, paladin 1, ranger 1, shaman 1, witch 1 Casting Time 1 standard action Components V, S Range touch Target living creature touched Duration 1 round/level (D) Saving Throw none (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless) Bleed effects on the target immediately end when this spell is cast, and no blood flows out when the target is damaged by a slashing or piercing weapon. The target takes the full amount of damage from attacks, but because the wounds produce no blood, they do not attract creatures with the ability to sense blood, such as sharks. If the target suffers another bleed effect while this spell is in effect, the bleed effect ends and the spell is immediately dismissed.

SILT SPHERE School illusion (glamer); Level bard 3, sorcerer/wizard 3 Casting Time 1 standard action Components V, S, M (a smooth stone) Range 20 ft. Effect 20-ft.-radius sphere centered on you Duration 1 minute/level (D) Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no This spell generates an illusory silt cloud that drifts around you and moves with you. The cloud provides total concealment to creatures within it (including you) when the spell is cast. Creatures moving into the cloud after the spell is cast gain concealment (but not total concealment) due to the illusion. Any creatures within the cloud can see each other normally and can see out from within the cloud as though it were transparent. If a creature other than you that has total concealment due to the cloud makes an attack against any foe, it loses total concealment and gains concealment instead. If you make an attack against any creature, the spell ends. A creature that examines the cloud from the outside and succeeds at a DC 20 Knowledge (nature) check notices the silt cloud is unnaturally compact and fast moving, and that creature can attempt an immediate saving throw to disbelieve the illusion. Other circumstances (such as if the silt cloud floats in the middle of otherwise clear waters) can modify the DC of the Knowledge (nature) check. This spell can be cast only underwater.

SUSPEND DROWNING School transmutation; Level bard 1, cleric 1, druid 1, ranger 1 Casting Time 1 immediate action Components V Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) Targets one Medium or smaller drowning creature/level, no two of which can be more than 20 ft. apart Duration 1 round/level Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless) The affected creatures immediately—though temporarily—stop drowning and cannot suffocate or drown while this spell is in effect. A target that had been reduced to below 1 hit point from drowning immediately returns to 1 hit point. The magic of this spell allows the targets to breathe, drink, and talk normally for the duration of the spell, but targets cannot inhale to increase the amount of air remaining in their lungs. When the spell effect ends, the target resumes drowning unless it is in an environment that allows it to breathe normally (such as an airbreathing creature returning to the surface) or has obtained a method of breathing normally (such as by consuming a potion of water breathing).

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